News headlines for “World Hunger and Poverty”, page 49
Political Will and Investment Will Score the Goal for Zero Hunger
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Aug 14 (IPS) - A world free from hunger is possible, but it demands political will, investment, and effective policies to transform agriculture and rural development, says Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Disappearing Fish Spell Hard Times for Women in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Aug 10 (IPS) - Zimbabwe's ballooning informal sector has, in recent years, spawned the over-exploitation of the country's natural resources, with the fisheries taking some of the most felt battering.
Empowering Women in Assam: Livestock Farming Brings Economic Relief Post-COVID
- Inter Press Service
MILONPUR, INDIA, Aug 08 (IPS) - Seema Devi is a 39-year-old woman hailing from India's northeastern state of Assam. She lives in a village called Milonpur, a small hamlet with no more than 1 000 inhabitants. While most men from the village, including Devi's husband, move to cities and towns in search of work, women are left behind to take care of the house and kids.
G20: Cutting Food Loss and Waste is an Opportunity to Improve Food Security
- Inter Press Service
CHICAGO, USA, Aug 08 (IPS) - The writer is President & CEO, The Global Food Banking NetworkWith the ongoing global food crisis—triggered by the COVID pandemic, disasters, supply chain disruptions, and conflict in Ukraine—food security should be at the top of the G20 agenda when countries gather in India in September 2023.
From Crisis to Resilience: We Need a New Recipe to Combat Hunger
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug 07 (IPS) - The fragile state of global food systems has reached a crossroads. Recent headlines underscore the profound challenges we now confront.
Zimbabwean Farmers Turn to Agroecology to Feed Their Families
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Aug 04 (IPS) - When Nelson Mudzingwa arrived in the Shashe farming area in Mashava in Masvingo, about 294 kilometres from the capital Harare, in the early 2000s, the land was barren, with no hope that the soils could be suitable for farming.
Putin’s Many Paradoxes & Russia’s Weaponisation of Food
- Inter Press Service
BIRMINGHAM, UK, Aug 04 (IPS) - Russia’s special military or colonization operation in Ukraine continues to surprise. These surprises come from a decided absence of strategic thinking by Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin.
Clock Is Ticking For Food Security In Africa, Says New IITA Head
- Inter Press Service
ST DAVIDS, WALES, Aug 02 (IPS) - “My key message is really simple,” says Dr Simeon Ehui, the newly-appointed director general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, which works with partners across sub-Saharan Africa to tackle hunger, poverty and natural resource degradation.
Women Shatter Gender Barriers in Uganda's Fish Farming Industry
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 02 (IPS) - In a groundbreaking turn of events, women in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda, have defied societal norms and broken into the traditionally male-dominated fish farming industry.
Health, Nutrition & Heroes in Rural Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jul 26 (IPS) - The needs of Afghanistan’s children and families are immense. So are the efforts of those supporting them: teams of community workers made up of family members, teachers in community-based schools, vaccinators, and health workers working around the clock to bring life-saving services in the face of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe.
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